Rectilinear Patents (Class 451/124)
  • Patent number: 11161188
    Abstract: Method for deburring gear wheels, for example, bevel gears, using a deburring brush, comprising at least N=1 brush bundles, having the following steps: rotationally driving the deburring brush about a spindle axis, rotationally driving a gear wheel or a bevel gear about a workpiece spindle axis, wherein the rotational driving of the deburring brush and the rotational driving of the gear wheel or the bevel gear take place in a coupled manner at a coupling transmission ratio, the method is a continuous method in which the at least N=1 brush bundle executes a relative flight movement in relation to the gear wheel or the bevel gear, the relative flight movement is defined by a hypocycloid or an epicycloid, and wherein a burr is removed at least on one tooth edge of a tooth gap by a contact of the at least N=1 brush bundle with the tooth edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventor: Gary Töpfer
  • Patent number: 10967476
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a wheel burr removing device, consisting of a left brush system, a synchronous clamping drive system, a right brush system and the like. The wheel burr removing device can be used for removing burrs from a wheel center hole, the circumferential edge below the center hole, a bolt hole and a back cavity weight reduction pit, and at the same time, has the characteristics of high automation, high removal efficiency, advanced technology, strong universality and high safety and stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: CITIC Dicastal CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zuo Xu, Bowen Xue, Liguo Fan, Hao Wu, Jiandong Guo
  • Patent number: 10639763
    Abstract: A method of grinding a surface of a crankshaft is provided. The method includes grinding the surface of the crankshaft by a grinding wheel, and polishing the surface of the crankshaft ground by the grinding wheel by oscillating a polishing wheel in a transverse direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the crankshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Michael A. Kopmanis
  • Patent number: 10639761
    Abstract: A grinding wheel for grinding a wafer held on a holding table includes: a first circular annular plate mounted to a mount of a grinding apparatus; a tubular body extending downward from an outer circumference of the first circular annular plate; a second circular annular plate connected to a lower end of the tubular body; a plurality of grindstones arranged in an annular pattern on a lower surface of the second circular annular plate; an annular ultrasonic oscillation section disposed on an upper surface of the second circular annular plate so as to surround an opening; and an ultrasonic reception section that receives an ultrasonic vibration transmitted from the ultrasonic oscillation section to the grindstones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Xiaoming Qiu
  • Patent number: 8790163
    Abstract: A multi-purpose machine for wall processing includes a base, a working member and a sliding device that drives the working member slide up and down relative to the base. The base includes a bottom board with moving wheels therebelow, a top board, and several parallel upright posts therebetween. The working member includes a cover and a roller set inside the cover. A built-in motor is set inside the roller. Wall processing tools are releasably fixed on the outside of the roller. A feeding hole is provided on the upper part of the cover and connected with a supply system or an absorbing system. The multi-purpose machine may perform operations including putty scraping, grinding and polishing, painting, cleaning and wall paper removing on the wall to replace human labor, thus realizing multiple purposes, reducing the labor strength, and improving the working efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ganxing Ke
    Inventor: Ganxing Ke
  • Patent number: 8419509
    Abstract: In a swivel device, a swivel head provided with a plurality of tool spindles thereon is mounted on a support base to be turnable about a swivel shaft being upright on the support base. An annular space portion is formed between the support base and the swivel head in coaxial relation with the swivel shaft. The tool spindles each mounting a grinding wheel are arranged on the swivel head to extends in a horizontal plane which crosses the annular space portion at about a mid position in the vertical direction of the annular space portion. A direct drive motor is built in the annular space portion so that a driving center of the direct drive motor is at almost the same height as the horizontal plane including the axes of the grinding wheels. Thus, the swivel device can lower the positions of the rotational axes of the grinding wheels and is rigid against inclination caused by grinding resistance acting on the grinding wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Yoritsune
  • Patent number: 8360824
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing a synthetic quartz glass substrate for a semiconductor, wherein a polishing part of a rotary small-sized processing tool is put in contact with a surface of the synthetic quartz glass substrate in a contact area of 1 to 500 mm2, and is scanningly moved on the substrate surface while being rotated so as to polish the substrate surface. When the method is applied to the production of a synthetic quartz glass such as one for a photomask substrate for use in photolithography which is important to the manufacture of ICs or the like, a substrate having an extremely excellent flatness and capable of being used even with the EUV lithography can be obtained comparatively easily and inexpensively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daijitsu Harada, Masaki Takeuchi, Harunobu Matsui
  • Patent number: 8246421
    Abstract: A grinding device includes a fixed barrel, a moving barrel, a grinding plate, and an actuator. The fixed barrel defines a chamber and includes a number of inner surfaces substantially parallel to a central axis, each of which defines a holding groove therein for holding a workpiece. The moving barrel is received in the chamber and includes a side surface substantially parallel to the central axis and defines an installation groove. The grinding plate is fixedly installed in the installation groove. The actuator is configured for driving the moving barrel to spin and move back and forth along the central axis, and driving the moving barrel to move towards a workpiece so that a surface of the workpiece is grinded into a desired arc surface by the grinding plate, and driving the moving barrel to move towards another workpiece after the desired arc surface of the workpiece is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shao-Kai Pei
  • Patent number: 7735210
    Abstract: A process of machining outer joint parts (11) and inner joint parts (21) of constant velocity universal ball joints, which outer joint parts (11) and inner joint parts (21) each comprise a longitudinal axis and a number of ball tracks (12), wherein the ball tracks are each arranged circumferentially in pairs (121, 122), whose central track lines are positioned in planes (E1, E2, E3, E4) extending parallel relative to one another, wherein the pairs of ball tracks (12) are machined by rotating disc tools (16) whose axes of rotation (R) perpendicularly intersect the respective longitudinal axis at a distance from one another and are held and guided coaxially relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: GKN Driveline International, GmbH
    Inventor: Rolf Cremerius
  • Publication number: 20090163124
    Abstract: A reciprocating linear sander has a base, at least one abrasive assembly, at least one reciprocating device and a driving device. The base has two sides and a belt. Each abrasive assembly is mounted in the base above the belt and has a rotating axle and an abrasive brush mounted around the rotating axle. The reciprocating device is connected respectively to the abrasive assembly and has a driven axle coaxially connected to the rotating axle of the abrasive assembly to allow the rotating axle to move reciprocatorily and linearly. The driving device is connected to the reciprocating device, drives the rotating axle of the abrasive assembly and has a couple to rotate the driven axle of the reciprocating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Wen-Chi CHANG
  • Patent number: 7431637
    Abstract: It is to provide a saw chain sharpener such that while a saw chain is clamped at both ends by a holding plate, which is supported forward of a handy type electric motor, so as to stabilize its sharpening posture, a grinding tool such as a round rod-shaped grinding tool or a round rod-shaped grindstone, which is attached to an end of the electric motor, is rotated at a high speed so as to sharpen, at a side thereof, the saw chain efficiently. A support member is projected forward from a sharpener body which is formed such that a round shaft-shaped grinding tool for grinding is attached to an end of a handy type electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Nishigaki Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takanobu Nishigaki
  • Patent number: 7220161
    Abstract: A method is for using a skate-grinding device. The method provides an automatic sharpening system (10) that has grip members (14, 16) and a grinding wheel (28). A blade (18) of a skate (20) is inserted into a groove (19). The system is turned on. A motor (44) rotates the grinding wheel (28) and automatically moves the grinding wheel (28) within the groove to grind the blade (18). An electronic unit (86) measures a time the system (10) is used. A user of the system (10) is charged for the time measured by the electronic unit (86).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Inventor: Magnus Eriksson
  • Patent number: 7189143
    Abstract: A honing machine for super finishing workpieces, e.g. by honing using a tool spindle (7), can be rotatably driven and can receive a tool. A motor rotates the tool spindle, the tool spindle (12) being arranged on a carriage (12), which can be displaced on a machine frame (16), by means of a drive device, in the direction of the rotational axis of the tool spindle. The drive device consists of a flat primary part (13) and a secondary part (17) of an electric linear motor (18), the secondary part being linearly displaceable along the primary part. One (13) of the components primary part/secondary part (13, 17) of the linear motor (18) is disposed on the machine frame (16), and the other (17) on the carriage (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: KADIA Produktion GmbH + Co.
    Inventor: Gerhard Klein
  • Patent number: 7090569
    Abstract: A clutch device for a roller sand for controlling reciprocating movement of a roller includes a belt wheel, a connecting shaft and a adjusting button. The roller sander consists of a base, a motor set, a roller set and a linking device. The belt wheel is pivotally connected with the connecting shaft, mounted around by a belt that is also mounted around a belt wheel of a shaft of the motor set. In addition, the belt wheel of the clutch device is provided with plural fixing grooves at its front end. The adjusting button is connected with the connecting shaft, provided with a fixing bar fitting in a slot in an annular outer surface of said connecting shaft. Then the adjusting button is pushed in or pulled out to let the roller reciprocate or not. Therefore, two operating ways are optional for the roller sander.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Kingsand Machinery Ltd.
    Inventor: Richard Chang
  • Patent number: 7066798
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adapter for grinding machine comprising: a grinding shaft sleeve of cylindrical shape whose one end is open and having at least one through hole formed at a selected position of an outer circumference; a grinding shaft rotatably and movably fitted in the grinding shaft sleeve, the grinding shaft including at least one guide groove having a variable surface curvature with respect to a shaft direction and formed at a position corresponding to the through hole, the grinding roller being installed at one end of the grinding shaft and a rotational force generating unit being installed at the other end of the grinding shaft; a grinding shaft stroke unit whose one end is coupled to the through hole of the grinding shaft sleeve and the other end is fitted in the guide groove, for stroking the grinding shaft with the grinding shaft sleeve; a sealing means interposed between an outer circumference of the grinding shaft and the grinding shaft sleeve, for preventing leakage of oil; and a sealing cover cou
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Dongsin Diaflx Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keun Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 7014544
    Abstract: A reciprocating and deflecting swing device for the roller of a cylindrical emery-polishing machine includes a motor fixing base having its inner side provided with a lower holder engaged thereon with an upper holder, with an emery-tape roller fitted in the upper holder. A shaft-coupling unit is connected between the shaft of a motor and the emery-tape roller. A speed-reducing device is installed with the motor fixing base, having an input terminal connected to the shaft-coupling unit by a belt. A rod-connecting unit is pivotally provided between the speed-reducing device and the upper holder. Power of the motor is transmitted to the emery-tape roller and the speed-reducing device respectively by the shaft-coupling unit and the belt. The rod-connecting unit is driven to actuate the upper holder and the emery-tape roller to swing to and fro biasly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: WMH Tool Group Hong Kong Limited
    Inventor: Alan Huang
  • Patent number: 6979247
    Abstract: A workpiece W and a grinding wheel G are relatively moved in Z and X-axis directions perpendicular to each other, the rotational axis of the grinding wheel is inclined relative to the X-axis, and the grinding wheel is composed of a taper section Ga having a generating line parallel to the Z-axis and a spherical section Gb connecting with the generating line at the maximum diameter portion of the taper section Ga. While performing a cam profile generating motion, the grinding wheel is controlled to perform a plunge grinding feed toward the workpiece in the X-axis direction to effect a plunge grinding on the cam of the workpiece and then, while performing the cam profile generating motion, is controlled to perform a traverse grinding feed in the Z-axis direction to effect a traverse grinding on the cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahiro Ido
  • Patent number: 6966825
    Abstract: This invention discloses a large-scale wall polisher that is operated by a single operator and applicable to polish different rooms, external walls, and ceilings and with dust absorption and positioning functions; in addition, as a complement to the large-scale machine, this invention also provides a handheld mini wall polisher that has dust absorption and positioning functions. This invention is convenient and practical, and is applicable to chisel worn walls and polish new walls; It achieves polishing automation reduces labor intensity, and enhances work efficiency; moreover, it can also enhance the esthetic appearance of polished walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Inventor: Ganxing Ke
  • Patent number: 6923713
    Abstract: A cylindrical grinder includes a workpiece support section adapted to support a generally cylindrical workpiece and rotate the workpiece about a rotational axis, and a wheel head adapted to support and rotate a grinding wheel. The wheel head is moved relative to the workpiece support section, along a first direction parallel to a rotational axis of the workpiece and along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in order to grind an outer surface of the workpiece. The wheel head is turnable relative to the workpiece so that a rotational axis of the grinding wheel can be tilted within a plane substantially passing through the rotational axis of the grinding wheel and the rotational axis of the workpiece, within a range extending across a reference plane perpendicular to the rotational axis of the workpiece. Further, link-type parallel link mechanisms for moving the grinding wheel are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Yoshimi, Nobumitsu Hori, Hiromichi Ota, Yasuo Niino, Satoshi Okubo
  • Patent number: 6893324
    Abstract: A computer controlled grinding machine grinds a cylindrical region and an annular shoulder of a rotatable workpiece. Relative movement is effected between the workpiece and a grinding wheel along a line of action which subtends an angle of approach of less than 90 degrees to the Z axis of rotation of the workpiece. Such an angle of approach enables the wheel to grind the annular shoulder of the workpiece simultaneously with grinding the cylindrical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: UNOVA UK Limited
    Inventor: Michael Laycock
  • Publication number: 20040242125
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a wheel shaft supporting apparatus for a grinding machine achieving easy assembling and disassembling of a grinding wheel supported by a pair of wheel shafts and increasing centering accuracy of both wheel shafts and stiffness in combined wheel shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshio Wakazono, Masashi Yoritsune
  • Publication number: 20040142645
    Abstract: A mower blade sharpener apparatus has an automatic reciprocating holder means to sharpen lawn mower blades conveniently with any stationary circular flat-faced grindstone with its driving motor affixed to a common base. A housing frame having open opposing sides contains a blade holder with upper and lower securing clamps and a V-shaped cradle. The housing frame is attached by a screw to a carriage automatically moved back and forth a limited distance on a pair of parallel rods to sharpen the lawn mower blade. The housing frame and carriage are driven by a pneumatic system designed with a reciprocating movement of approximately 4 inches in a cycle duration of approximately a second. An on/off pneumatic valve switch automatically shuts off the pneumatic pressure when a semicylindrical shield which covers the blade portion not being sharpened is rotated back away from the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventor: Harold D. Maus
  • Patent number: 6645048
    Abstract: An apparatus for grinding and/or polishing a surface of a wall element includes a first elongate guide device oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the wall element. A second elongate guide device is movably coupled to the first elongate guide device and oriented orthogonally relative thereto. The second elongate guide device is oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the wall element and moves along the first elongate guide device. A polishing device is movably coupled to the second elongate guide device. The polishing device moves along the second guide device and polishes the surface of the wall element at a plurality of locations along the second guide device and along the first guide device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Novator AB
    Inventors: Dag G. Linderholm, Ingvar Eriksson
  • Patent number: 6585462
    Abstract: A device in a tool holding assembly for axially moving a rotatable shaft on which is arranged at a first end of the shaft a device for performing work during rotation of the shaft includes an electric motor for rotating the shaft, and at least one bearing radially supporting the shaft and permitting movement of the shaft in the axial direction. The shaft has a second end forming a free end and an electromagnetic mechanism is arranged to affect or operate on the second end of the shaft to draw the shaft in the axial direction from the first end to the second end against the affect of pressure acting against the second end of the shaft in the opposite axial direction. A mechanism controls the electromagnetic mechanism to achieve axial movement of the shaft during rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: SKF Nova AB
    Inventor: Bo Göransson
  • Patent number: 6276988
    Abstract: This specification discloses an improved fully automatic scraper grinder, which is modified from a conventional semi-automatic model. It comprises an emery wheel base, a set of upper and lower fine tuning devices driven by a motor provided thereon, and a set of front and back two-step displacement device driven by a cylinder. By incorporating a specially designed emery wheel with two different sizes of emery on the front and back, the emery wheel can provide a set of fully automatic grinding procedure that can first roughly grind then finely grind according to different scrapers using a digital control system so as to achieve a highly efficient automatic grinding. Furthermore, a worm type angle adjuster is provided on a scraper holder for adjusting the angle of the scraper holder, an automatic switching aspirator is provided on the emery wheel base for automatic switches to single sided air intake in the reciprocating motion of the emery wheel to remove the dusts produced by the scraper grinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: Tung-Chin Chen
  • Patent number: 6273784
    Abstract: There is provided at least one of a moving device for moving a graining brush in the width direction of aluminum web and a turning device for turning the graining brush so that the graining brush can be placed obliquely against a transporting direction of the aluminum web. By moving the graining brush periodically in the width direction of the aluminum web, the entire graining brush uniformly comes into contact with the aluminum web. By turning the graining brush to place it obliquely against the transporting direction of the aluminum web, the entire graining brush can always come into contact with the aluminum web. Accordingly, the abrasion in the bristles of the graining brush is maintained uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Yamazaki, Yuzo Rachi
  • Patent number: 6200204
    Abstract: A roll grinder system including a roll grinder bed of high dynamic stiffness, having a roll support and a grinding wheel support fixedly mounted to the roll grinder bed. The roll grinder bed is comprised of a monolithic epoxy granite block with a steel plate embedded in the top surface and a steel plate embedded in the bottom surface. The bed for the support for the roll being ground is rigidly affixed to the top plate. The bed for the traversing carriage of the grinding wheel head is also rigidly affixed to the top plate. A bed for the caliper is affixed to a lateral side of the block. The grinding wheel and the caliper traverse along the axis of the roll being ground. Vibration isolators are disposed below the bottom plate of the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Paper Technology North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale Helgren
  • Patent number: 5700182
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for automated honing of elongated straight-edged cutting blades such as those used in the printing and binding industry for the trimming of books or pamphlets and the like, wherein a sharpened blade which has been ground on other equipment is thereafter registered and secured at a predetermined angle upon a moveable blade holder support of the apparatus hereof, which support is then cycled to longitudinally displace so that the blade edge is thereby brought into sequential engagement with progressively finer abrasive surfaces of a longitudinal array of cooperative upper and lower orbitally driven honing heads whereby on a single reciprocated pass therethrough the blade is efficiently finished to a smooth sharp cutting edge. In an alternate embodiment of the apparatus and method hereof it is the honing heads which are longitudinally reciprocated while the blade to be honed is held upon a stationary blade holder support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Dunbar & Miller
    Inventors: Lance A. Dunbar, E. Anthony Miller
  • Patent number: 5695390
    Abstract: A finishing machine for internal spline tooth surfaces which comprises a holding device for holding a work having the internal spline tooth surfaces, a grinding stone having a plurality of tooth portions for simultaneously processing a plurality of tooth portions in the work, and a vibrating device for vibrating the grinding stone with a high speed in the axial direction of the work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sadao Mizuno, Akinori Hoshino, Tetsuya Morita
  • Patent number: 5667425
    Abstract: Device for centering and clamping a component (1) with a view to lapping it, comprising a rest (10) for applying the component (1) against a fixed stop (3), a first piston (7) with a long stroke and a second piston (8) with a short stroke interposed between the rest (10) and the first piston (7), anti-rotation means (18) for the component (1), a blocking element (12) for blocking the first piston (7) relative to its cylinder (6), as desired, and controls for, in succession,a)--advancing the two pistons (7, 8) in order to clamp the component (1),b)--blocking the first piston (7) relative to its cylinder (6) using the blocking element (12),c)--retracting the second piston (8) in order to unclamp the component (1),d)--introducing the lap (4) into the component (1) immobilized by the anti-rotation means (18) and, driving it in rotation, expanding the lap (4) until a pre-determined torque is established between the lap (4) and the component (1) ande)--advancing the second piston (8) in order to reclamp the centere
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Societe Procedes Machines Speciales S.P.M.S.
    Inventors: Jean Claude Pineau, Richard Bonachera
  • Patent number: 5655955
    Abstract: In place of conventional machining of cylinder paths or tracks of piston engines, a honing machining without a rotary component is performed at least as a final machining operation so that the remaining small honing tracks are directed longitudinally and consequently permit an improved running-in behavior in conjunction with the piston rings. A preferred honing tool this has honing segments taking up a large circumferential portion and which are preferably resiliently constructed in Such a way that they automatically adapt to the cylinder path. A coating of components in the vicinity or working chambers, such as internal combustion chambers, e.g. of piston rings, comprises a chemically inert, anti-adhesive metal, such as e.g. niobium or zirconium. It is applied in a target process in vacuo and has a small thickness of approximately 8 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Nagel Maschinen und Werekzeugfabrik GmbH
    Inventors: Wolf Nagel, Hans Kuhn
  • Patent number: 5649852
    Abstract: A variable reciprocating and rotating sanding apparatus comprises a drive shaft that is partially surrounded by first and second cams. The cams cooperate to form a cam track. A cross shaft is connected to the drive shaft and extends outwardly therefrom. The cross shaft is disposed in the cam track and serves to drive the cams in response to rotation of the drive shaft. An adjustable housing surrounds the cams and supports a sanding surface. The housing comprises a tapered housing and an expansion sleeve. The expansion sleeve has a plurality of slots allowing the diameter of the expansion sleeve to expand as the expansion sleeve is slid over the tapered housing. The expansion sleeve expands outwardly against the sanding sleeve to frictionally support the sanding sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Inventor: Philip H. Zepp
  • Patent number: 5353550
    Abstract: A steel ball machining apparatus comprises a cylindrical ball storing vessel having an opening, a steel ball machining mechanism, a steel ball supply path for supplying steel balls to said machining mechanism from the opening in said vessel, a steel ball discharge path for discharging the balls from said machining mechanism, and an elevating conveyor is provided between the discharge path and the cylindrical vessel, the elevating conveyor having a ball receiving vessel which is adapted to move between a lower position in which the ball receiving vessel aligns with the discharge path and an upper position over the cylindrical vessel, a lifter of said ball receiving vessel, a ball return path provided at the upper position for feeding the balls from the ball receiving vessel over to the cylindrical vessel, the return path having a ball exit adapted to discharge the balls to said cylindrical vessel at radially different positions therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Isubakimoto Precision Products Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Iwai, Isao Fujiwara